LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - DoL Collected a Record Amount in Discrimination Settlements in Fiscal Year 2019 - According to Bloomberg Government, the Department of Labor (DoL) collected more than $27 million from federal contractors like Goldman...By: PilieroMazza PLLC
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The Florida Minimum Wage Act, which applies to all employees in Florida covered by the federal minimum wage, requires the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity to calculate a new minimum wage rate each year on September 30. The wage rate is...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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Previous regulations on hardship distributions from 401(k) and 403(b) plans generally provided that a participant could receive an in-service distribution prior to reaching age 59½ if the participant had an immediate and heavy financial need. The...By: Liskow & Lewis
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The 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court term could have a significant impact on the employment law area, with three major issues already on the docket for the justices to consider....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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On August 27, 2019, the Legislative Chamber passed bill no. 21.141, called “Law to Regulate Remote Working,” which was published on the official gazette on September 30, 2019, as Law no. 9738. This law represents the first time that remote working is...By: Littler
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Former Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman is currently serving a 14-day sentence in federal prison for her involvement in a college admissions cheating scandal. In addition to her brief prison stay, Huffman was sentenced to 1 year of...By: FordHarrison
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On October 7, 2019, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Domino's Pizza (Domino's) concerning whether Domino's website and mobile app must comply with federal disabilities laws....By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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After several years—and significant changes to the plans—the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized the new minimum annual salary requirement for exempt executive, administrative and professional employees....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Effective January 1, 2020, Assembly Bill 51 will prohibit employers from requiring employees to waive forum or procedure rights under the Fair Employment and Housing Act or the Labor Code in favor of arbitration as a condition of employment,...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
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It is the assessment of the legislators that the injury concept had become too narrow in practice, since injuries not requiring treatment to heal, pass or be reduced cannot be recognized as “industrial injuries.” The new Act – which comes into force...By: Littler
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